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Historical events & facts — January 1
What happened on January 1?
On January 1, 1804, Haiti proclaimed independence from France, becoming the first Black republic in the world and the second independent nation in the Western Hemisphere. The Haitian revolution, led by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, was the only successful slave rebellion to result in an independent state in modern history.
On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all enslaved people in the Confederate states in rebellion to be free. The decree did not immediately free a single slave — as the federal government did not control those territories — but changed the moral character of the Civil War and paved the way for the Thirteenth Amendment.
On January 1, 1999, eleven European Union countries adopted the euro as their official currency — the largest monetary integration in history. Physical coins and banknotes would not arrive until January 1, 2002. The euro is today the world's second reserve currency and the official currency of 20 countries with more than 340 million citizens.
Notable birthdays — January 1
Famous people born on January 1
J. D. Salinger
Jerome David Salinger was an American writer best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work.
Kim Philby
Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was a British intelligence officer and a double agent for the Soviet Union. In 1963, he was revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy ring that had divulged British secrets to the Soviets during the Second World War and in the early stages of the Cold War.
Stepan Bandera
Stepan Andriiovych Bandera was a Ukrainian far-right leader of the radical militant faction of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, the OUN-B.
Alassane Ouattara
Alassane Dramane Ouattara is an Ivorian politician and economist who has been President of Ivory Coast since 2010. An economist by profession, he worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States, and was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993, appointed to that post by then-President Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
Jimmy Hart
James Ray "Jimmy" Hart is an American professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician. He is signed to WWE in a Legends deal. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He is known by the nickname "the Mouth of the South". He was the AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion for five days in 1981.
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